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The marvel of the human dad - Aeon Among our close animal relatives, only humans have involved and empathic fathers. Why did evolution favour the devoted dad? hat separates us from our fellow apes is a question that, rightly or wrongly, distracts anthropologists periodically. Their...

The secret of being a good father - BBC Past child development research often ignored fathers. But new studies are finding that non-maternal caregivers play a crucial role in children’s behaviour, happiness, even cognitive skills. The Aka tribesmen in the Central African Republic often look...